CHI84LA316

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Menomonie, WI · July 28, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 28, 1984, 10:25 local (15:25 UTC)
Place
Menomonie, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6707SCessna 150H
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840728035879A
Case key
12711

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanicalApproach - vfr pattern - final approach
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperPilot in commandCause
TotalPilot in commandCause
Became lost/disoriented - inadvertentPilot in commandFactor
ExpectancyPilot in commandFactor
Lack of familiarity with geographic areaPilot in commandFactor
Forced landingDescent - emergency
Precautionary landing - delayedPilot in commandCause
Nose overLanding - roll
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor

Analysis

The plt was disoriented during a x-country and circled the wrong area looking for an arpt until low fuel demanded a landing. During the approach the engine quit and the acft nosed over in a bean field during landing.

Aircraft

Registration
N6707S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15067507
Airframe hours
1,991
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Judith E. Boone
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · September 23, 1983
Departed
DTL · Detroit Lakes, MN
Destination
EAU · Eau Claire, WI

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
49
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
265 total · 190 in this make and model · 31 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.